What's with the gloom? There's Chicago and LA that this team split games with last year and there's everyone else.

Listening to you one woukd think Gilly sat on his ass with a sad sack non playoff team last year...

Out in 5 to LA. No change.

Out in 4 to San Jose. Slight changes, mostly behind the bench.

Our two most inconsistent players, Bieksa and Edler, are still here. If the new coach can get these guys playing the way we know the CAN play, then this team will still be very good. If they are still as inconsistent as they have been, then the team will be one of the wild cards.

There were injuries and distractions, no question that they played a part, but I just don't think this team is a lock for a top 3 spot.

That's why I think you should change your name to Murray for this coming season
seriuosly though, in out division is LA and San Jose and we split games with them last year, rounding out our division are Anaheim, Phoenix, Edmonton and Calgary... It doesn't look like we're minnows swimming in a big pool to me. I don't buy that because we blew a tire in the playoffs means that we all of a sudden suck. There are plenty of teams that have cycled up and down.
I guess we'll see though, it's proverbially why they play the games...

Apparently Gillis & Co are kicking Mark Fistric’s tires. Fistric is a big, physical, aggressive bottom pairing d-man. His cap hit last year was $1.5M. Being a defenseman the Canucks covet, ff course he shoots left, but does anybody know if he can play his off side?

Our two most inconsistent players, Bieksa and Edler, are still here. If the new coach can get these guys playing the way we know the CAN play, then this team will still be very good. If they are still as inconsistent as they have been, then the team will be one of the wild cards.

There were injuries and distractions, no question that they played a part, but I just don't think this team is a lock for a top 3 spot.

That's why I think you should change your name to Murray for this coming season
seriuosly though, in out division is LA and San Jose and we split games with them last year, rounding out our division are Anaheim, Phoenix, Edmonton and Calgary... It doesn't look like we're minnows swimming in a big pool to me. I don't buy that because we blew a tire in the playoffs means that we all of a sudden suck. There are plenty of teams that have cycled up and down.
I guess we'll see though, it's proverbially why they play the games...

The Murray comment.....whoosh. Don't get it.

If you think we split with San Jose last year you should go look again.....0-2-1. 1 of a possible 6 points.

Like I said, I don't think this team is a top 6 in the West anymore.....at least I don't think it's a given like it has been the last few seasons. That's all. The SHOULD make the playoffs. It won't shock me if they don't.

Our two most inconsistent players, Bieksa and Edler, are still here. If the new coach can get these guys playing the way we know the CAN play, then this team will still be very good. If they are still as inconsistent as they have been, then the team will be one of the wild cards.

There were injuries and distractions, no question that they played a part, but I just don't think this team is a lock for a top 3 spot.

That's why I think you should change your name to Murray for this coming season
seriuosly though, in out division is LA and San Jose and we split games with them last year, rounding out our division are Anaheim, Phoenix, Edmonton and Calgary... It doesn't look like we're minnows swimming in a big pool to me. I don't buy that because we blew a tire in the playoffs means that we all of a sudden suck. There are plenty of teams that have cycled up and down.
I guess we'll see though, it's proverbially why they play the games...

The Murray comment.....whoosh. Don't get it.

If you think we split with San Jose last year you should go look again.....0-2-1. 1 of a possible 6 points.

Like I said, I don't think this team is a top 6 in the West anymore.....at least I don't think it's a given like it has been the last few seasons. That's all. The SHOULD make the playoffs. It won't shock me if they don't.

Okay I kinda forgot they only got to a shoot out with SJ once but they did finish ahead of them in the standings.
I agree that by now nothing the Canucks do is particularly shocking, however it's only the post season that's been an issue the past 5 years so I'm expecting a same old same old start to the season and its way to early to tell what the team will look like or play like come next April